NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Eukaryotic cells are generally bigger-up to 10 times bigger, on average, than prokaryotes. Their cells also hold much more DNA than prokaryotic cells do.

Detailed explanation-2: -Additionally, eukaryotic cells are more than 100 to 10, 000 times larger than prokaryotic cells and are much more complex. The DNA in eukaryotes is stored within the nucleus, while DNA is stored in the cytoplasm of prokaryotes.

Detailed explanation-3: -Eukaryotic cells are larger than prokaryotic cells because they are compartmentalized. Eukaryotic cells contain many different membrane-bound structures called organelles, each of which carries out a specific function within the cell.

Detailed explanation-4: -Prokaryotic cells are much smaller than eukaryotic cells, have no nucleus, and lack organelles. All prokaryotic cells are encased by a cell wall. Many also have a capsule or slime layer made of polysaccharide. Prokaryotes often have appendages (protrusions) on their surface.

Detailed explanation-5: -However, the smallest discovered eukaryotic cell is Ostreococcus tauri, a free-living unicellular alga that is about 0.8 micrometer while the largest eukaryotic cell can be a neuron that can be as long as 100 centimeters.